Yes ShellyQ, the quilting pattern will be complete on the diagonal, so the open spaces will get the full crosshatch treatment. I was thinking about orange. yellow or maybe even brown thread but have yet to decide. The last quilt was white thread quilting, and though I liked it a color would make the thing pop on this one and a neutral such as yellow would still play on the Bordeaux.
These kinds of decisions stimulate the creative side and make quilting fun for me. I wonder if anyone really decides upon everything before starting and sticks to it throughout?